Women's Tennis Repeats as GAC Champs

Women's Tennis | 4/22/2017 9:20:00 PM

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – No. 41 ranked Southeastern women's tennis pulled off the repeat on Saturday by downing Harding 5-1 in the finals Great American Conference Tournament to secure its second-straight conference title.

The Savage Storm improved to 18-2 on the season and punched their ticket to the NCAA Central Regional for the second straight season.

They entered the weekend ranked second in the Central Region and after earning the automatic bid will now wait to learn who its opponent will be and where it will play.

On Saturday the Storm opened up a 1-0 lead when Anna Buiukian and Samantha Coquinos took down HU's number two duo 8-2.

The Bisons would even the match with a win at number one, but SE would bounce back and finish off doubles with a win at number three by Luisa Auffarth and Maria Martinez.

Auffarth would tack on a singles win at the six position over Emily Faulkner, 6-2, 6-0, to stretch the team lead to 3-1.

Coquinos followed suit at the number three position by downing HU's Gabriella Alves 6-3, 6-2 to open up a 4-1 advantage.

Alexsandra Reljic would complete the victory at the one position by toppling Piper Huey 6-0, 6-4 to clinch the win and the conference title for the Storm.